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instauration

[ in-staw-rey-shuhn ]
/ ˌɪn stɔˈreɪ ʃən /
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noun

renewal; restoration; renovation; repair.
Obsolete. an act of instituting something; establishment.

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Origin of instauration

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin instaurātiōn- (stem of instaurātiō ) “a renewing, repeating”; see origin at in-2, store, -ation

OTHER WORDS FROM instauration

in·stau·ra·tor [in-staw-rey-ter], /ˈɪn stɔˌreɪ tər/, noun

Words nearby instauration

instant photography, instant replay, instar, instate, in statu quo, instauration, instead, instead of, instep, instigate, instigation
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Words related to instauration

recovery, revival, renewal, refurbishment, rehabilitation, reconstruction, renovation, repatriation, reinstatement, reparation, recuperation, return, redemption, rejuvenation, reimbursement, revivification, remedy, cure, healing, replacement

Example sentences from the Web for instauration

  • There, while he despairs of finishing what was intended for the sixth part of his Instauration, how nobly he despairs!

    Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Isaac Disraeli

  • He had finally (about 1607) settled the plan of the Great Instauration, and began to call it by that name.

    Bacon|Richard William Church

British Dictionary definitions for instauration

instauration
/ (ˌɪnstɔːˈreɪʃən) /

noun

rare restoration or renewal

Derived forms of instauration

instaurator, noun

Word Origin for instauration

C17: from Latin instaurātiō, from instaurāre to renew
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